Apr 5 John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)
Apr 8 Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany, dies at 22
Apr 29 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral, (famous victories during Anglo-Dutch Wars), dies of his injuries after being hit by a cannonball during fighting at 69
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